The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

Little update on the car topper, couldn’t find any felt paper or masking tape around the house(of course I put it off until 5mins before I had to leave for work) so I ended up grabbing a roll of shop towels and tried using those. Got to my first house for delivery and noticed it had almost slid off the car, it was on the edge of the rear window!
Wish I saw the plastidip idea sooner, had a can of that in the garage, but for now I just had to slap it on the roof bare, hurts my heart [emoji26] https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f582b06208.jpg


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Originally Posted by Prestovie

Little update on the car topper, couldn’t find any felt paper or masking tape around the house(of course I put it off until 5mins before I had to leave for work) so I ended up grabbing a roll of shop towels and tried using those. Got to my first house for delivery and noticed it had almost slid off the car, it was on the edge of the rear window!
Wish I saw the plastidip idea sooner, had a can of that in the garage, but for now I just had to slap it on the roof bare, hurts my heart [emoji26] https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f582b06208.jpg


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Just for future reference, don't use any kind of paper towel product. That's guaranteed to scratch your paint. It's like sandpaper being dragged along the paint.

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Originally Posted by ZHPizza

How do you lower the tranny without...like...dying? Floor jack and prayers?

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the latter is always good. :)

the trans is actually not that heavy - maybe 80lbs. if i didn't have the trans jack i could have just lifted it into position.... but the HF trans jack i used was very helpful. what's not helpful is the ridiculously terrible access to the upper passenger side bolt.

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Originally Posted by 704sw

Peterman told me he used a transmission jack from HF. Problem is HF has like 5 different ones.

Hey Peterman! If you get a break from doing the drywall at the new McDonalds would you mind sharing which one?

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LOL...

here's the one i have... it's nice because you can roll it around easily, and then just lift it with the scissor jack into position. the white 'tray' on top can be angled and locked into a specific position:

https://www.harborfreight.com/450-lb...ack-61232.html

you can also use it for lowering/raising the rear diff/subframe assembly - it was awesome for that.

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Originally Posted by slater

the latter is always good. :)

the trans is actually not that heavy - maybe 80lbs. if i didn't have the trans jack i could have just lifted it into position.... but the HF trans jack i used was very helpful. what's not helpful is the ridiculously terrible access to the upper passenger side bolt.




LOL...

here's the one i have... it's nice because you can roll it around easily, and then just lift it with the scissor jack into position. the white 'tray' on top can be angled and locked into a specific position:

https://www.harborfreight.com/450-lb...ack-61232.html

you can also use it for lowering/raising the rear diff/subframe assembly - it was awesome for that.

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Dude, I should’ve had that while doing the the rear subframe. I used dueling floor jacks, and it was friggin’ horrible. Granted I was doing it solo, and it was dark by the time I had everything apart...

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Originally Posted by 704sw

Dude, I should’ve had that while doing the the rear subframe. I used dueling floor jacks, and it was friggin’ horrible. Granted I was doing it solo, and it was dark by the time I had everything apart...

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necessity is the mother of invention, right? :)

the first time i did it (with my sedan), i used my 3-ton floor jack and a strategically cut piece of 3/4" plywood to stabilize the rear end. it worked, but was not ideal. the trans jack was almost too easy. :)

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Originally Posted by az3579

Just for future reference, don't use any kind of paper towel product. That's guaranteed to scratch your paint. It's like sandpaper being dragged along the paint.

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[emoji854] whoops haha I should’ve figured, I was in a rush.
Once the weather gets warmer I’ll be compounding the roof anyway, had some scratches that looked like someone slid keys across the paint


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Originally Posted by Prestovie

[emoji854] whoops haha I should’ve figured, I was in a rush.
Once the weather gets warmer I’ll be compounding the roof anyway, had some scratches that looked like someone slid keys across the paint


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What about clear contact paper? I remember having to use it to cover my text books in elementary school.


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Other than time required, is there any logical reason not to go ahead and tackle my oil pan gasket when I’m doing my SMF clutch conversion/RMS?

I might just take a day off work and make it a 3 day weekend job.

Normally when you use the engine support brace to do the oil pan, the transmission is bolted to the body via the trans mounts. My only concern would be without the transmission in place, your engine could literally fall out of the car. Now if your planning on doing after you bolt up the trans after doing the clutch... no worries..

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Originally Posted by Sockethead

Normally when you use the engine support brace to do the oil pan, the transmission is bolted to the body via the trans mounts. My only concern would be without the transmission in place, your engine could literally fall out of the car. Now if your planning on doing after you bolt up the trans after doing the clutch... no worries..

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Yea that would be less than ideal...

I think I’ll do it another weekend. Clutch is a little more pressing, imo. It’s getting quite noisy.